@markus_marthaler: I said it before and I'll say it again: Intervals are important for improving your swimming. Human beings are creatures of habit and generally try to optimize where they can, and so does their body. If you go to the pool three times a week and swim 2 km without stopping, that's great, and in the beginning, it will get you started. But at some point, you won't see any improvements anymore. Trust me, this is not only related to technique; it is also related to the fact that your body starts to optimize. Let's say your first training session is on Monday, and you jump in and swim 2 km straight. After 600m, your body realizes, "Oh, I've done this already for 600m, so I can reduce the effort and just do what's necessary," and the training effect diminishes. Then you go for a second time on Wednesday, and your body already realizes after 300m, "Oh, I did this already on Monday, and for the last 300m today, so I know exactly how much energy this needs," and the training effect diminishes even earlier. And on Friday, when you go for your 3rd swim, your body will already realize after 200m that it can start optimizing and saving energy. If you would, instead of swimming 2000m straight, do intervals, your body cannot get used to it and will keep the engine going. It won't start to optimize, and this will result in a proper training effect and improvements in your swimming, speed, and it is also much more fun! #swimmingtraining #sharetheswimlove #instaswimmer #swimstagram #loveswim #borntoswim #swimming #swimminglife #swimlife #sportaddict #loveswimming #schwimmtraining #schwimmen #swimmer

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